Afternoon Fewbie Desert Drive - Sunset Boulevard - Bezhad Ranch to Badayer - Sharjah - 28 Mar 2025

[Ale Vallecchi]

28 minutes ago, J-P L said:

@Ale Vallecchi if @Hugo cant make it, i am still available to drive

Dear @Hugo kindly update if you can make it. Thanks. 

[Ale Vallecchi]

40 minutes ago, Ale Vallecchi said:

Dear @Hugo kindly update if you can make it. Thanks. 

Hi @J-P L please come anyways. We'll manage. Thanks

[J-P L]

@Ale Vallecchi thanks, see you later

[Hugo]

Hello @Ale Vallecchi my car is in maintenance and I have not visibility what time they will give it back @J-P L feel free

[Mike M.]

Thanks @Ale Vallecchi for yet another great drive. 

The main take away for the newer team members from this drive was not to stop on an incline and I am sure they got it by now. 

Very nice flows towards the mid and end of the drive but most importantly this drive showed what a team spirit can do in the face of adversity as we had a couple of them.

@Emanuel thank you as always for the great support!

special shoutout to @Jose Luis Campos who was elbow-deep in supporting Emanuel in the pop out at the end.
 

Good driving from everyone and see you on the next one!  

[Glenn W]

@Ale Vallecchi thank you for putting on this afternoon drive. It was a great afternoon. @Emanuel thank you for the support and @Mike M. for bringing up the rear.

I think learning how to get the best out of your car is going to be very helpful moving forward, check if your car has any issues preventing you from getting the most out of it. Driving in “D” may not be suitable for your car, you may need to use “manual” or “triptronic” gears or a combination of both throughout the drive especially in more testing areas. Ensure you have all traction aids turned off, especially if you turn off your car and start it again (for the newer cars). Ensure correct tyre pressures are met and if needs be lower them for more soft sand, just don’t turn too sharply.

Carrying momentum and not trying to power through from a standing start is going to help, keeping fluidity in the drive is a must. For cars with turbos you may have to get on the accelerator earlier for your engine to spool up the turbo, yes engines have got better over the years but there is still a time lag between you putting your foot down and your car getting in the correct powerband. Larger engine displacements with turbos probably manage this better than smaller engines with turbos but it’s all the same. 

try, try and try again. Never be put off if you fail to do something that others can do. Never panic and listen to instructions. Never get frustrated and try too hard to push through something as that could lead to overshooting, fighting gravity etc. putting yourself and your car at risk. 
 

just some friendly advice 🙂 

all the best guys, see you soon on the next one.